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CH1606 Topics in Christian History 
Miller, Glenn T
The topic for this course varies year by year. The course is designed for students who want to develop their understanding further by working on a more narrow topic. The first half of each seminar is primarily concerned with collecting basic information on a subject and sharing that information with others in the class. After the first class, much of this work is reported to the full class over the Internet and discussed in that forum. In addition to communication with their colleagues, students are expected in the first half of the course to consult with the professor weekly by e-mail about their progress in the study and their basic insights. The second half of the course is primarily concerned with the presentation and critique of individual papers. The instructor will use one session to present some of his own work in process. Since much of this discussion is best done face to face, the entire group will meet together for these sessions.

Scheduled May 24-26 & Aug 18-20, 2004 9 a.m. -2 p.m. & a weekly electronic seminar        3 credits

ET/CLN1712 Abuse and Ministry in Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives 
Ellison, Marvin M
Co-taught by Marvin Ellison and an interdisciplinary team of professionals who work in the areas of substance abuse, child abuse, and domestic abuse, this course examines how congregations and religious leaders can work collaboratively with others to respond to the needs of those affected by abuse of various kinds. A cross-disciplinary curriculum, first developed by the Muskie School of Public Policy and the Maine Department of Human Services, has been extensively revised for use by seminarians and clergy in order to address the role of religion in dealing with trauma and recovery. Click here to view/print the syllabi. PDF Format

A  minimum of ten (10) participants is required for this course to take place.

Scheduled June 21-25, 2004 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.                                                                  3 credits

ET/CLN1712p Abuse and Ministry in Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives 
Ellison, Marvin M
PORTLAND.
Co-taught by Marvin Ellison and an interdisciplinary team of professionals who work in the areas of substance abuse, child abuse, and domestic abuse, this course examines how congregations and religious leaders can work collaboratively with others to respond to the needs of those affected by abuse of various kinds. A cross-disciplinary curriculum, first developed by the Muskie Insitute of Public Policy and the Maine Department of Human Services, has been extensively revised for use by seminarians and clergy in order to address the role of religion in dealing with trauma and recovery.
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A minimum of ten (10) participants is required for this course to take place.

Scheduled June 7-11, 2004 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.                                                                   3 credits

CLN1732p The Listening Heart 
Bujnak, Lynn L Garabedian, Nash
PORTLAND.
Fostering and maintaining vitality in one's vocation depends on the ability to be rooted and grounded in the contemplative life. To do so requires the development of listening skills. First, the ability to listen for God in our own lives, then the ability to listen to others who come to pastors and church leaders for help in listening for God's voice. This course will explore the wisdom of the ancient and contemporary mentors in the spiritual life such as Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, and Mary Dougherty. The first half of this course will be built around a 24 hour silent retreat and will focus on skills for nurturing an attitude of contemplative listening. Then attention will be paid to developing and practicing basic skills for working with groups and individuals as spiritual friends and mentors.
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There will be an additional fee of $40 for the overnight retreat.

Scheduled July 12-17, 2004 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Overnight Tues & Wed                         3 credits

Practical Theology (Graduate level)

PT1739p Ministry with Older Adults - Theory, Theology, and Praxis 
Baard, Ronald
PORTLAND.
Week 1 of this intensive course will focus on theories of older adult development from the perspectives of both developmental psychology and Christian theology and spirituality. The goal is to work towards students' articulation of a pastoral theology of ministry with and to elders.  Week 2 will focus on the students' work with a pre-arranged ministry placement in a Senior Center, Nursing Home, or other elderly-living setting with the goal of increasing students' practical ministry skills.
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Scheduled June 21-25 & Aug. 9-13, 2004 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.                                             3 credits

PT1741 Bringing Text Alive: Techniques of Biblical Storytelling 
DiFranza, Lisa
This course will focus on the application of dramatic and performance skills to the task of telling the biblical stories. Emphasis will be placed on the development and nurturing of these practical skills. Click here to view/print the syllabi. PDF Format

Scheduled July 12-17, 2004 9am-12pm & 1:30pm-5:30pm M-F; Sat 9 am-3pm                3 credits

Independent Study

1790-1793 Independent Study
Tutorials are available in every area of theological study. To do a directed study, a student and a full-time professor contract with each other for a definite amount of work, including meetings with the instructor, to be accomplished during the coming academic semester. The student is then responsible for fulfilling those requirements. A student may take no more than four independent studies during the course of their degree.

Scheduled Contracted with full-time faculty.                                                                                  1-3 credits